population genetics
Helix, St. Luke's University Health Network Partner on Population Health Study
The program initially aims to enroll 100,000 participants over four years, with consenting individuals receiving information about their potential risks for serious health conditions.
Hand Condition Contributors Include Variants Passed Down From Neanderthals
Researchers identified dozens of variants associated with Dupuytren's disease, nicknamed "Viking disease," including three risk variants originating in Neanderthal sequences.
Consortium Produces Pangenome Reference Spanning Dozens of Chinese Populations
Researchers put together a pangenome reference with high-quality, haplotype-phased genome assemblies for individuals from minority and majority populations in China.
Prostate Cancer Study Suggests High Performance of Polygenic Risk Score Based on Small Variant Set
A 269-variant multi-ancestry polygenic risk score performed as well as genome-wide scores when it came to predicting prostate cancer in men of African or European ancestry.
North African Agriculture Influenced by Incoming Neolithic Populations From Europe, the Levant
Researchers linked agriculture to incoming Neolithic Europeans, while a Middle Neolithic shift to pastoralism coincided with the arrival of migrants from the Levant.